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by Liz Cornish
If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign
them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the
sea.
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Over the past 25 years, I've worked with hundreds of groups ranging from multimonth
wilderness journeys to the executives and boards of major companies. Each
group had wildly different members, goals, and dynamics, but they shared certain
characteristics common to all team anatomy. There are three absolute truths about
teams. [ Read the full excerpt from Hit The Ground Running ]
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Ramping Up for Women
An Interview with Author Liz Cornish
By Elizabeth Wilcox, Monster Staff Writer
Description: The first 100 days on the job can be crucial to your future success -- that’s why it’s important to get it right. Hear leadership transition expert Liz Cornish, author of Hit the Ground Running: A Woman’s Guide to Success for the First 100 Days on the Job, disclose what every women should remember when she’s new to the job.
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by Robin Roenker, Kentuck Alumni, Summer 2007
Liz Cornish is part of a very rare subset of people who could compete equally well on “The Apprentice” or “The Amazing Race” should the notion of joining a reality TV show ever arise. Cornish, half savvy businesswoman, half outdoor adventure enthusiast, is as at home facilitating corporate leadership training seminars for Fortune 500 executives as she is canoeing alone in the Arctic Circle. [ Read the full article ] |
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by Karla Ward, Kward1@herald-Leader.Com
AUTHOR SAYS MISTAKES EARLY IN NEW
JOB ARE HARD TO OVERCOME
Ensuring success in a new position
starts long before hires ever set foot in
the office, says Liz Cornish, author of Hit
the Ground Running: A Woman’s Guide
to Success for the First 100 Days on the
Job.
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by Paul Sanders, Columnist: Business Book Review, April 6, 2007
In The Devil Wears Prada, a young woman takes a new job as an assistant to the head of a fashion magazine. In her first few weeks, she discovers, among other things, that she is absolutely wrong for the position. She fails to research the company, create a going-in strategy or even dress for success. And she discovers that her boss (fantastically played in the movie by Meryl Streep) is indeed the devil in heels. Too bad she didn’t read Liz Cornish’s new book, Hit the Ground Running: A Woman’s Guide to Success for the First 100 Days on the Job.
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by Paul Sanders, Columnist: Business Book Review, April 6, 2007
Business Lexington columnist Paul Sanders recently spoke with Liz Cornish, author of Hit the Ground Running: A Woman’s Guide to Success for the First 100 Days on the Job, to discuss her thoughts on current leadership trends and techniques. [ Read the full article ] |
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Kristy Jackson, BellaOnline’s Post College Editor
What an amazing book! I just finished reading Hit the Ground Running by Liz Cornish. I was completely impressed by the scope and depth of the workplace issues addressed by the author. Author Liz Cornish covers everything in one simple book, including how to prepare yourself to start a new job, how to handle common personnel issues, starting at a new company vs. handling a promotion at your current workplace, and transitioning beyond the “new” phase for ongoing workplace success. Simply put, this career guide is all-encompassing. [ Read the full article ] |
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NAFE (National Association for Female Executives) Newsletter
Liz Cornish is the author of Hit the Ground Running: the Woman Leader’s Guide to the First 100 Days, on the Job the product of over 300 interviews with effective executives, 25 years experience and a tired backside. She is founding partner of FHD (First Hundred Days) Consulting. [ Read the full article ] |
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| Hit the Ground Running: A Woman’s Guide to Success for the First 100 Days on the Job receives an honorable mention in The Globe and Mail (Canada) |
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